A "Healthy Step" for Resident Students in LA

Louisiana School of Math, Science and the Arts is a residential high school with high academic standards. They would like to invest in a program to help their students offset the stress of college prep with self care and wellness initiatives.

Students come from all over the state to enjoy the advanced curriculum offered at LSMSA, including courses such as Genetics, Introduction to Cyber Security, European Intellectual History and Differential Equations. The unique live-in learning environment at their campus in Natchitoches means that students are living away from home, and away from the comfort and oversight of their parents. They are responsible for their own self-management-from doing laundry to managing their time. These teens need extra support from staff members like Kimberly Cain, who makes a habit of reminding students to make time for self care in addition to school work. Her regular refrain is "what are you doing to take care of yourself?"

Cain approached Schoola with a fundraising goal of funding a "Healthy Step" program for LSMSA's 300 students. The funds would support multi-media programming around the importance of self care, sleep, and provide expanded suicide prevention services. Just $5 per student would provide pedometers, workbooks, and a fun run event that would integrate and reinforce healthy habits into the daily life of these kids.

Because students are living away from family in a residence hall setting, it isn't practical for them to fundraise with us using a traditional Schoola clothing drive. By sharing their story, we hope to raise $1500 from community donations to help them fund their wellness program. If you would like to contribute, you can donate on their behalf by requesting a postage-paid donation bag.

Paulette in Natchitoches just sent us a full bag of donated clothes. Awesome job, Paulette!

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Anna in Flag Pond, TN made a purchase that helps Louisiana School For Math Science & The Arts. Thanks, Anna!

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Dawn in Bay City, MI made a purchase that helps Louisiana School For Math Science & The Arts. Thanks, Dawn!

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Vicki in Menlo Park, CA is donating clothes to help. Thanks, Vicki!

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Here’s how you can help:

It's free & easy to donate to Louisiana School For Math Science & The Arts!
Just enter your info below and print a shipping label to affix to your own box. Fill either with high-quality clothing for babies on up to adults, and leave your donation for the mail carrier. Schoola will list your items for sale online and turn them into money for our council in no time.